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http://dx.doi.org/10.21022/IJHRB.2019.8.1.1

Skybridges: A History and a View to the Near Future

Wood, Antony (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat)
Safarik, Daniel (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat)

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International Journal of High-Rise Buildings / v.8, no.1, 2019 , pp. 1-18 More about this Journal

Abstract

As many architects and visionaries have shown over a period spanning more than a century, the re-creation of the urban realm in the sky through connections between buildings at height has a vast potential for the enrichment of our cities. To many it seems nonsensical that, although the $20^{th}$ and now $21^{st}$ century, have clearly seen a push towards greater height and urban density in our major urban centers, the ground-pavement level remains almost exclusively the sole physical plane of connection. As the world rapidly urbanizes, greater thought needs to be expended on how horizontal space can be developed at height. This paper briefly describes the history, present classifications and uses, and potential future development potential of skybridges between tall buildings.

Keywords

Skybridge; Tall buildings; Development; Vertical transportation; Urban habitat;

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